Chinese Media Reacts to Train Crash Censorship Order
- 13 years ago
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Since the deadly train crash in China's eastern city of Wenzhou killed more than 40 and injured at least 200 people, the Chinese regime has been restricting reporting on the incident. Yet some news organizations have found ways to report their stories on the train crash and protest restrictions.
After the high-speed train crash in Wenzhou city on July 23rd, the Chinese regime's Central Propaganda Department has kept a tight grip on domestic media. The department issued orders to media to cover only positive and "touching stories" of the incident rather than investigating the cause of the crash or reporting on a possible cover up.
Yet the incident has led to public outrage and some media organizations are still finding ways to comment, despite the restrictions.
China's Southern Metropolis Daily published an editorial stating that public suspicion over the incident cannot be suppressed and that the death toll shouldn't be a secret. The paper accused the ruling communist party of being as arrogant and as crazy as ever.
Another paper, Zhejiang Province's Qianjiang Evening News, used a different tactic. In the July 27th issue they replaced the headline news section on their front page with a large advertisement, to protest the reporting restrictions. One web user commented: "This is the strongest issue of the Qianjiang Evening News in history."
Li Datong, former Editor of the China Youth Daily weekly publication "Freezing Point" feels it's impossible for the Propaganda department to have complete control over the media.
Ben Hedges
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Since the deadly train crash in China's eastern city of Wenzhou killed more than 40 and injured at least 200 people, the Chinese regime has been restricting reporting on the incident. Yet some news organizations have found ways to report their stories on the train crash and protest restrictions.
After the high-speed train crash in Wenzhou city on July 23rd, the Chinese regime's Central Propaganda Department has kept a tight grip on domestic media. The department issued orders to media to cover only positive and "touching stories" of the incident rather than investigating the cause of the crash or reporting on a possible cover up.
Yet the incident has led to public outrage and some media organizations are still finding ways to comment, despite the restrictions.
China's Southern Metropolis Daily published an editorial stating that public suspicion over the incident cannot be suppressed and that the death toll shouldn't be a secret. The paper accused the ruling communist party of being as arrogant and as crazy as ever.
Another paper, Zhejiang Province's Qianjiang Evening News, used a different tactic. In the July 27th issue they replaced the headline news section on their front page with a large advertisement, to protest the reporting restrictions. One web user commented: "This is the strongest issue of the Qianjiang Evening News in history."
Li Datong, former Editor of the China Youth Daily weekly publication "Freezing Point" feels it's impossible for the Propaganda department to have complete control over the media.
Ben Hedges